These Salty Sweet Pumpkin Spice Nuts are easy to make and totally addictive. Whip up a batch to give out as gifts during the holidays!
I recently completed recipe testing a cookbook, which means I am currently in "kitchen clean out mode." Whenever I do a freelance project (this time it was ...

Pumpkin puree replaces half the butter in this easy, delicious (and refined sugar-free) Healthy Pumpkin Apple Crisp!
Have you ever read the hilarious New Yorker piece, "Let's Get Drinks"? I was reminded of it this past week, as my friend Lauren and I tried in vain to schedule a date to take ...

This Pumpkin Chai Steel Cut Oatmeal is easy to make with only five simple ingredients. It's gluten-free, vegan, and bursting with the warm, spicy flavors of fall!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Pumpkin time.
Chai spice time.
Warm, soul-satisfying breakfast time.
I've ...

This healthy, creamy, vegan pumpkin soup is the perfect comforting cold weather meal. It's also gluten-free, freezer-friendly, and kid-approved. What's not to love?
I first posted the recipe for this creamy vegan pumpkin soup two years ago, when I was both new to blogging and new to suburban life. ...

A chilly fall morning calls for a hearty, wholesome breakfast--like this easy pumpkin granola bursting with crunchy pecans, chewy dried cranberries, and warm spices!
Every year, I look forward to cooking and baking with pumpkin in the fall. And every year, the inevitable happens: I end up with ...

This one-bowl skinny pumpkin bread is moist, tender, and loaded with warm fall spices--for less than 250 calories a slice!
My idea of a perfect fall breakfast: a thick slice of spicy pumpkin bread, slathered with apple butter, and a piping hot chai latte. The only problem is, most pumpkin ...

The expression "easy as pie" has always struck me as somewhat peculiar. I've never found pie all that simple. When I was writing The Boozy Baker, the pies and tarts chapter was by far the most difficult. First there was the matter of the crust: rolling it out, transferring it to the baking dish in ...

My baby is one year old today! No, I don't mean this guy (who will be three next month). I mean this right here—my blog. Looking back I can't believe how much it has grown and changed. Honestly, when I hit publish on my first post I didn't know if I would keep at it. I mean, haven't we all started ...

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Hi! I'm Lucy. Turnip the Oven is my vegetable-focused food blog, but sometimes I'm sidetracked by dessert. My recipes are simple and approachable, and I use fresh, seasonal ingredients. I hope I inspire you to eat more plants…and cookies.